Adjustable lambrequin



JQA. HATOHER. ADJUSTABLE LAMBRE QUIN, CURTAIN, AND SHADE SUPPORT.

Patented Apr. 19,1887.

(No Model.)

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JOSEPH A. HATCHER, OF NEODESHA, KANSAS.

ADJUSTABLE LAMBREQUIN, CURTAIN, AND SHADE SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361,513, dated April19, 18 87.

Application filed January 3, 1887. Serial No. 223,222.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr A. HATOHER, of Neodesha, in the county ofWilson and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved AdjustableLambrequin, Curtain, and Shade Support, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an adjustable lambrequin and shade support, andhas for its objectrto provide a projecting cornice finish for a windowand an inner shade in connection with said cornice, and also a sunshadeimmediately next the window, to control the direct rays of light,whereby the lower portion of the window may be darkened and the rays oflight admitted above the cornice, or the rays be admitted in the usualmanner, as desired.

The invention consists in the construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both figures.

Figure l is a front elevation of the upper portion of a window having mycornice attached, the light entering from above; and Fig. 2, a centrallongitudinal vertical section, illustrating the light shut off from thetop.

In carrying out my invent-ion, A represents the casing of a window, andB a tubular metallic column adapted for attachment longitudinally to thewindow-casingone column upon each side of the window. The said columns Bare provided with corrugations 1) upon the side next the window, for apurpose hereinafter stated.

Within the tubular columns B short metal rods 0 are inserted, adapted toslide the length thereof-that is, from top to bottom of the casing-andhaving near their lower ends apertures, into which set-screws D areentered to a bearing upon the corrugations b in the tubes B. The saidrods are made of a diameter to slide readily in said tubes, and areattached at their upper ends to a transverse bar, E, which bar mayextend, if necessary, the width of the window-casing A.

At the ends of the transverse bar E brack- (No model.)

ets c are secured, adapted to project horizontally outward, terminatingin an upwardlyextending concaved end, 6, the purpose of the saidbrackets being to receive a lambrequinpole, F, which pole is secured byscrews or otherwise in said brackets, and provided at each end withrearwardly-extending arms f.

WVithin the window-casing, next the window, the usual automaticspring-roller and curtain, G, are hung in the ordinary brackets.

It will be seen that the rods 0 have a free parallel Vertical movementin the tubes B, through which movement the transverse bar E and attachedbrackets may be either raised or lowered.

Upon the transverse bar E, I attach any suitable curtain-brackets, andhang in said brackets a curtain, H, while above the curtain, upon thepole F, I attach in the ordinary manner a lambrequin,'which usually isextended around at the sides over the arms f.

In operation, when it is desirable to have the lower portion of thewindow dark, the inner curtain, H, is pulled down and the sunshade orouter curtain attached to the roller G allowed to roll up. The light isnow admitted in the room at the top between the casing and thelambrequin, which in effect constitutes a cornice. Should more light bedesired and the lower portion of the window still remain darkened, therods 0 are slid downward until the lambrequin or cornice has beencarried a sufficient distance below the lower edge of the top bar of thecasing A.

In the event the light is not desired to be admitted at the top, theoutercurtain may be then drawn down and secured to the under side of thetransverse bar E by hooks h. The light may then be regulated by theinner curtain, or the said outer curtain may be employed in the usualmanner as a window-shade, if desired. The room may be completelydarkened by drawing down the two shades. Thus it will be seen that Ihave the admission of light in a room conveniently under completecontrol.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a window-casing having tubular columns Battached longitudi- ICO nally thereto, and an automatic spring-rollershade, G, hung within said casing, of rods 0, provided with set-screwsD, adapted to slide in said column, a transverse bar, E, attached 5 tosaid rods, brackets e, secured to said bar, a lambrequin-pole, F, havingarms f, held in said brackets, and a curtain, H, held upon said bar E,substantially as shown and described, whereby the eurtain H and lambre-IO quin-pole may be adjusted vertically the Window-casing, as set forth.

2. The combination, with a window-casing having corrugated tubularcolumns B at tached longitudinally thereto, and an auto- 15 maticspring-roller shade, G, hung within said JOSEPH A HATOHER.

WVitnesses:

R. H. CORNELL, O. P. BUROHFIELD.

